Invasive zygomycosis in India: experience in a tertiary care hospital

2009241 citationsJournal Article

Authors

A. Chakrabarti · Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Shiv Sekhar Chatterjee · Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Aninda Das · Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Naresh K. Panda · Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Shivaprakash M. Rudramurthy · Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

A Kaur · Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Abstract

Zygomycosis is a threat in uncontrolled diabetes. New risk factors such as renal failure and chronic liver disease require attention. A elegans is an emerging agent in India. The need for surgical debridement in addition to medical treatment is emphasised. GCS is an independent marker of prognosis in cases of invasive zygomycosis.

Topics & Keywords

Antifungal resistance and susceptibility Infectious Diseases and Mycology Fungal Infections and Studies

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Postgraduate Medical Journal

Volume 85, Issue 1009, pp. 573-581

DOI: 10.1136/pgmj.2008.076463

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